Question No : 291

Question : Black Spot Funding

Question Date : 29/06/93 Member : Mr BELL To : MINISTER for TRANSPORT and WORKS

With reference to Black Spot Funding listed on page 42 of the 1991-92 Annual Report of the Department of Transport and Works, which projects were funded under -

(a) the original Black Spot 10 Point Plan; and

(b) the additional Black Spot Funding program.

ANSWER

The projects included under the Black Spot Program against the funding detailed in the 1991-92 Department of Transport and Works Annual Report are detailed on following pages -

ORIGINAL BLACK SPOT PROGRAM 1991-92 - $1.7m

1991-92 PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION

AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______NTG Shoulder Sealing $ 100 000 Ch 221 to 224 km

NTG Shoulder Sealing $ 205 000 (West Jabiru) (206 to 219 km)

NTG Arnhem Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 80 000 (Jabiru East)

NTG Cox Peninsula Shoulder Sealing $ 170 000 Road (0 to 9 km) NTG Curve Delineation $ 190 000

NTG Daly Waters Road Improved Sight $ 190 000 Distance

NTG Roadside Fencing $ 145 000 (70 km)

NTG Lasseter Highway Roadside Fencing $ 135 000 (40 km)

NTG Off Road Rest Areas $ 140 000

NTG - Various Northern Road Network Install Seat Belt $ 50 000 Signs

Darwin CC Nightcliff Road Roundabout $ 240 000 Progress Drive Installation

Katherine TC Acacia Drive Intersection $ 15 000 Martin Terrace Channelization

Litchfield SC Hillier Road Street Lighting/ $ 15 000 Girraween Road Channelization

Litchfield SC Hillier Road Street Lighting/ $ 30 000 Whitewood Road Channelization

Tennant Creek TC Peko Road Install Stop Signs $ 3 500 Ambrose Street

1991-92 PROGRAM (Contd) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______

NTG - Various Northern Road Network Road Safety $ 200 000 Enforcement - Police Equipment

NTG - Various Road Safety Council Bicycle Helmet $ 150 000 of NT Promotion

$2 058 500

NOTE: Approved items above the 'Approved limit of funding' to be acquitted against the 1992-93 program allocation.

ONE NATION STATEMENT 1991-92 - $1.2m ______PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______

NTG - Various Complete Fencing $ 40 000

NTG Berrimah Rd/McMillans Signal Modification/ $1 000 000 Road Channelization

Alice Springs TC Wills Terrace Traffic Signal/ $ 150 000 Leichhardt Terrace Channelization

$1 190 000

ONE NATION STATEMENT 1992-93 - $2.2m ______

NOTE: 1992-93 approval attached for $3.1315m included both One Nation funding and the Balance of the Black Spot program.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______NTG - Various Victoria River Downs Realignment & Sight $ 80 000 Road Distance

NTG - Various Tanami Road Fencing Both Sides $ 100 000 for 25 km

NTG - Various Seal Single Lane $ 520 000 (30 to 46 km) (Ex Mainoru Road)

NTG - Various Tanami Road Gravel Surface $ 150 000

NTG - Various Shoulder Sealing $ 300 000 (To (Selected) Turn off)

NTG - Various Roper Highway Fencing (13.5 km) $ 40 000 Stuart Highway

NTG - Various Oenpelli Road Sealing 2 Lanes $ 500 000 Arnhem Highway (3 km) NOTE (a): Oenpelli Road (3 km) initial stage of share funded project (NTG and Commonwealth) for sealing 13 km from Arnhem Highway NTG - Various Ernest Giles Road Improved Sight $ 100 000 ( Turn Distance Off to Stuart Highway)

NTG - Various Vanderlin Drive Pavement Widening, $ 650 000 Patterson Street & I/S Channel McMillans Road

NTG - Various Stuart Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 95 000 McMillans Road

Darwin CC Progress Drive Roundabout $ 240 000 Phoenix Street Installation

Darwin CC Manunda Terrace/ Intersection $ 15 000 Kalymnos Drive Channelization Tambling Terrace/ Lee Point Road

ONE NATION STATEMENT 1992-93 - $2.2m (Contd) ______

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______

Katherine TC Zimmin Drive Intersection $ 23 500 Florina Road Channelization

Katherine TC Maluka Road Improved Street $ 6 000 Acacia Drive Lighting

Jabiru TC Jabiru Drive Intersection $ 12 000 Leichhardt Street Channelization

Litchfield SC Whitewood Road Connect School $ 20 000 Freds Pass Road Bicycle Paths

Alice Springs TC Gregory Terrace Roundabout $ 80 000 Hartley Street Installation

Alice Springs TC Bath Street Roundabout $ 80 000 Parsons Street Installation

NTG - Various Road Safety Police Road Safety $ 120 000 Enforcement Police Equipment

$3 131 500